Glad I found this little story! It says something about the indomitable spirit of cats, Japanese people, and humanity in general.

The monk is right, of course. Buddhism usually is. I’d take it a step further, and suggest everyone look inside her/himself, to find out what is ’special’ — their ‘Inner-Tama’ in psychobabble — about each of us.

I particularly would like to see this, in the USA, before people go out to vote. We’ve all listened to other people for a year. Now, it’s time to listen to the quiet place, inside, and vote in harmony with that.

We lived in Japan and adopted a beautiful calico who looks much like this one. Seeing this report brings back so many good memories. I miss the serenity of Japan.
Thank you so much for this report. (Although it does make me a little homesick.) It’s just what I needed with all the turmoil right now.

I think what japanese people have found is that the the secret of being able to switch themselves from this economic turmoil and uncertanity. Well done for them . Inside of everyman there is a little spark of unexpected fire powder,but unfortunataly not everybody is able lit the hope that coul spread to humanity and fry away the misery and unjustes.

Nice to hear part of Japan likes cats!
Better stay away from Iwakuni with your cats, though. Nobody here likes them or has anything good to say about them. When I tell people I have a cat, they are disgusted! Everyone tells me that they stink and their hair gets on everything and can’t be cleaned!
I’ve never heard anything like that before I came here.

This is a business blog right? In the midst of the greatest financial crisis the world has seen for decades is this the best that CNN can come up with from Tokyo?

I really do have this softspot for animals,but with cats it’s really exceptional and something else entirely.I could go hungry and let Nana(my cat)eat my meals.It’s amazing but i believe cats are superbly intelligent animals that should outshine dogs and possiply Apes.Thanks for this report really made my efforts with cats worth the while.

Tama-chan Kawaii!!!!. I have very fond memories of Japan. Everyone is cat crazy there. I used to chat with a woman who had about 30 cats. Believe it or not the place was spotless and the cats were all very well fed. She said that she paid for all the food with neighbourhood donations. People came to her, she didn’t ask for money. I always thought that was wonderful.

I just thought someone should know that even though the Fed has dropped the interest rate twice in the last month, the mortgage rates have had an increase. I wanted to refinance our home to a lower rate and the rates are higher now than they were 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. In September my local bank had a 15 year rate of 5.75% today it was 6.75%. Granted these are lower than many ARM loan rates but I just wonder how Freddie and Fannie can take all their bailout money, and then turn around and make a windfall profit on the fixed rates that some people need to stay in their homes. The Fed dropped the rate to help boost the economy and enable families to restructure debt but the F( Freddie/Fannie) twins are using a 1 point drop to their advantage and not passing it on to the consumer. I hope that people know that their locally owned banks are not the problem it is the twins. I hope that this is something that somebody will look into or ask about. This is like foreign oil (OPEC) making billions but deciding to cut production to drive prices back up. We are at the mercy of other peoples money, and their desire to make more. I hope someone can help us, all of us.

Hate cats.

Its just a cat acting as a super station master, so whats so special about it….. i guess in japan it could be a cool thing to see… anyway my class watches CNN every day so please try to post this…… P.S.
Mr. Vaupel’s class ROCKS!!!!!

We have another first in the history of the United States, in which no other Country in the World can beat (A McGinnis New and unbeatable record). We have the 1st President in the World who bought the position of President.

A chance to disconnect from reality. There is the answer! Is japan not doing well? So funny people want to worship an idol.

I loved this story about Tama the super station master which has generated so much interest in Japan- people traveling all the way to have a good look and get photographed. Besides the comments from the cat lovers were interesting too.
Incidentally, I have adopted by a cat whom we have named ‘meem’ as he endeared himself with that cat call. Incidentally he is a fixed male by its previous owner who left it to find a new home in our compound in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Believe me, he is so intelligent and I have never seen any other cat carrying on a conversation with us for as long as we wish- in cat lingo. Very choosy about his food and wants only dry mix with ocean fish flavour and nothing else( even fisher mans chau with anti immune agents wont do!
Follows me or my wife when I/we go for those casual walks in the compound at night and guards our house or say hangs around it to prevent any other cats from coming any where near. Very possessive indeed.
He is sooo sweet and has become the darling of all the kids in the compound some of whom often knock on my door to know about his welfare when ever the weather is dusty or stormy. I bet ” Meem” has had a great role in destressing me from the frustrations of working in this region of the world!

1/ Set up the same kind of determined, small, well chosen, international brainstorming groups that got Americans nuclear weapons and trips to the moon. This is more important, more urgent and a mainly management problem.
2/ Recognise that Chinese poisonous milk and the global financial crisis have identical fundamental causes. Bad market forces combined with bad regulation. Ask Al Gore what happened more than 10 years ago to his project about “Reinventing Government” without which all the other objectives are unattainable?
3/ Recognise the fundamental long term problem. Demand dependent on escalating debts is unsustainable. We do not have an economic cycle which is an Act of God. We have a man-made 300 year old debt cycle. Patrick Moran.

Presidentt elect Obama should concentrate immediately on protecting the American middle class families, from losing jobs further by providing the necessary reliefs to the existing businesses & industry And help recovering the jobs lost since recently & go for massive tax cut for one and all making available money in the hands of masses to help economy to get back to health & avoid the closure of industry & also to reopen the closed industry. He should focus more in the domestic problem , if necessary, without caring for global issues in the immediate future. it is important for America to solve their financial mess first. When America get back to tthe days of healthy economy, the worldd economy wil also get better as the world depends on the American economy.If it calls for less role for America in the global issues in the interest of their economy, they should concentrate on their financial issues first, accepting the dimished role for them in the world in the immediate future as the world can not afford weaker America. The global issues have to wait until America returns to the position of strength sooner than later for the global good.Even they should take immediate effotrs to claim back all the jobs lost in the name of outsourcing & Americans get to do all the jobs themselve even it is amounting to doing jobs at less salary than they are used in order to make their living, now in jeopardy.

November 8, 2008

Re: Big (3) auto maker bailout

While we are all aware of the great importance to the economy of the big 3 automakers; are the executive prepared to take big pay cuts and forego bonuses?

It would seem that all bonuses should be based on performance. Obviously the executives have not performed well.

Thank you,

Tama needs to come to the U.S. and teach us a thing or two about improving our economy. Unfortunately, we need to find a cat here that can interpret for her because the “humans” ain’t gettin’ it.

i have a simple question about the auto indust.
why does the governmet have to save privately owned companies, why doesn’t the boards of these companies use the millions they make a year to save thier own company?